Wire support and holder



(No Model.)

, G. WILLSIE.

WIRE SUPPORT AND HOLDER.

Nd. 329,869. w". [ted Nov. 3, 1885.

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lhvi'rnn STATES PATENT @rrrcno CHARLES \VILLSIE, OF VELLINGTON, KANSAS.

WERE SUPPORT AND HOLDER.

FjPE-CIFICATIOE? forming part of Letters Patent No. 329,869, dated November 3, 1385.

Serial No. 174,642. (No model.)

To aZZ whom, it may concern.-

Be it known that I, CHARLES \VILLsIE, a citizen of the United States, residing at Vellington, in the county of Sumner and State of Kansas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in XVire Supports and Holders, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings.

My invention relates to a device for supporting and holding in place stretched wire; and it consists in the construction and arrangement of the parts, which will be more fully hereinafter described, and pointed out in the claims.

The object of my invention is to provide a support and holder for stretched wires wherever used, which shall be simple in construction, easily and readily attached to any style of postor place of securement, and durable and effective in its use. I attain these objects by the device illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein like letters of reference indicate similar parts in the several views, and in which Figure 1 is a perspective view of my improved wire support and holdcr,illustrated as attached to a post. Fig. 2is a front elevation of the same. Fig. 3 is a side elevation of the same. Fig. 4 is a detail view in elevation of my improved support and holder, shown as attached to a telephone or telegraph pole and supporting the wires thereof.

A indicates a pulley-wheel, constructed of any suitable material. B is a wheel of smaller diameter than A, and so constructed as to fit into the groove (1 of A, the two wheels A and B being supported by a staple, 0, one prong, c, of which passes through the center of Wheel A, and the other prong, 0,'passes through the wheel B at one side of its center, as at 0 The wheel B is constructed of considerable thickness at its central portion, and gradually tapers off to a somewhat narrow periphery, so as to snugly fit into the groove a of the wheel A. The periphery of the wheel B may be provided with notches or serrations b, extending partially around the same, so that the wire or rope passing between the two wheels A and B will be more firmly clinched by the notches or serrations biting the said wire or rope. By

the arrangement of the wheel B as an eccentric a greater resistance is obtained against the strain that is brought to bear upon said wheel, and also by having the axis situated to one side of its center the wheel will allow the wire or rope to be readily drawn through between the two wheels in one direction,and bite against said wire or rope when it is drawn in the reverse direction or against the eccentric wheel,and firmly secure it. The two prongs c and c of the staple O are headed over after being securely driven into the post or place of securement, while the perpendicular bar 0 of the staple extends over the faces of the two wheels. A and B, and acts as a sheave or casing for the same, leaving just enough space between the whccls and the wheels and the staple as to allow of a free movement of the said wheels.

As shown in Fig, 4,the support or holder is adapted to be applied to telephone or telegraph poles. \Vhen the support is used for this purpose, the wheels A and B are constructed of glass or some other good non-conducting material, and are mounted upon the pole in a manner similar to the mounting of the support when used on a fence-post.

The operation of my improved support and holder is as follows: On drawing the wire through between the pulley A and the eccentric wheel B in the direction indicated by the arrows the eccentric B rises, in consequence of its axis being to one side of its center, and the pulley-wheel A turns and allows the wire to have a free play over the same. When a desired amount of the wire has been drawn through the wheels in stretching the same, and it is desired to secure it and prevent it from slipping back, the eccentric B engages the wire, and its notches or serrations b clamp it against the wheel A, and the greater the back strain upon the said wire the more firmly will it be secured. This support is especially useful in running wires for any purpose up and down inclines or steep hills. The wire is stretched, and when stretched it is clamped between the two wheels and held, and the drawing and consequent securing of the said wire will continue until it is stretched to the desired degree of tension. -This support and holder is also adapted to be used with any style of wire, whether plain barbed, or insu-' lated, acting upon all with equal efficiency as a support, and reliable as a means for securing the same.

It is obvious that slight changes in the construction of the parts could be made and substituted for those shown and described without in the least departing from the nature and principle of my invention.

Having thus described my invention, What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. In a wire support and holder, the combination of a pulley-wheel, an eccentric wheel engaging the groove of said pulley-wheel, and a staple for securing the two wheels in the inanner substantially as described.

CHARLES WILLSIE.

Witnesses:

CLARKE S. CRARY, ANDREW JACKSON HARRIS. 

